552 The two-thirds rule of Bézier curves

- Hey gang!…This is Deke McClelland.…Welcome to Deke's Techniques.…Now over the last couple of weeks we've been talking…about Bezier curves inside the various Adobe programs…whether it's Illustrator, Photoshop,…Indesign, what have you.…But no amount of theory is gonna teach you how to draw.…And one of the frustrations that I hear from folks…over and over again is that they feel like…they can't reliably create smooth curves…inside these programs.…Now I'll be covering a few rules…in my upcoming course Adobe Pen Tool Mastery.…

But today I'm gonna review one of the oldest rules…there is that goes by the name The Two-Thirds Rule.…And the idea is that both of the control handles together…take up about two-thirds of the entire length…of a curving segment.…Here, let me show you in extraordinary detail…exactly how it works.…Alright, let's take a look at The Two-Thirds Rule…as it applies to Bezier curves whether you're working…inside Illustrator, Indesign, Photoshop…or any other Adobe application.…Now most folks know this as The Two-Thirds Rule.…